Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce has accepted a role in Fabio Capello’s backroom staff for England’s senior team while continuing as coach of the under-21s, the Football Association have confirmed. Pearce, 45, has been suggested as an eventual England manager and his new position is a further indication of how highly he is regarded at Soho […]

Fabio Capello England manager Fabio Capello has admitted he is still unsure who he will call upon to be his England captain ahead of his first match in charge against Switzerland at Wembley next month. Incumbent John Terry is waiting for the results of his latest scan to see whether he can step up his […]

Capello met Pearce yesterday Fabio Capello cannot wait to lead England into battle for the first time against Switzerland on February 6. Capello spent his first official day as England manager in a series of meetings at Soho Square yesterday, designed to outline a negotiating position ahead of next Monday’s World Cup fixtures meeting in […]

Fabio Capello Fabio Capello cannot wait to lead England into battle for the first time against Switzerland on February 6. After scoring a famous goal for his country at Wembley in 1973 which helped ensure England did not reach the following year’s World Cup finals, Capello is eager to be back on the site once […]

Fabio Capello Fabio Capello began work at Soho Square this morning and declared he has been wanting to manage England “for a long time”. Although Capello was at Villa Park and Kenilworth Road over the weekend to watch two closely contested FA Cup ties, his reign as Steve McClaren’s successor did not officially begin until […]

Capello meets under-21 coach Pearce Fabio Capello began work at Soho Square this morning and declared he has been wanting to manage England ‘for a long time’. Although Capello was at Villa Park and Kenilworth Road over the weekend to watch two closely contested FA Cup ties, his reign as Steve McClaren’s successor did not […]

David James. Harry Redknapp has claimed Fabio Capello could do worse than turn to David James to solve his goalkeeping woes. Capello officially takes charge as England manager on Monday and with his first game in charge against Switzerland less than a month away, Redknapp believes Capello should look to the 37-year-old James to fill […]

Howard Wilkinson Howard Wilkinson claims failure to devise a long-term plan to halt England’s downward spiral will leave the national team facing a bleak future. The Football Association have promised a ‘root and branch’ inquiry into England’s abysmal failure to qualify for Euro 2008, but Wilkinson, a former technical director at Soho Square who took […]

Brian Barwick The Football Association have confirmed the sacking of England manager Steve McClaren was a unanimous decision. Chief executive Brian Barwick made a heartfelt apology to the nation following England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008, for which McClaren was fired on Thursday morning following a hastily arranged FA board meeting at Soho Square. […]

Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce is ready to apply for the full-time England under-21 job when the Football Association confirm the role. Pearce, who is the leading contender to coach the under-21s after taking them to the European Championship semi-finals, was appointed for the finals earlier in the season on a part-time basis but losing his […]

Sir Trevor Brooking Sir Trevor Brooking has urged the Football Association to finalise funding for a full-time England Under-21 boss to help avoid another season of uncertainty. Stuart Pearce took the side to the European Championship semi-finals in Holland – where they lost to the hosts in an epic penalty shoot-out – and is set […]

Arsene Wenger Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will again face Football Association officials following his latest outburst as the fall-out from the mass brawl at the Carling Cup final continues. Wenger has now been asked by the governing body to explain his claim “the whole system is not honest”, in reference to the disciplinary procedures of […]

Congested: Wenger The Football Association have given short shrift to Arsene Wenger’s suggestion that they should consider scrapping FA Cup replays. Wenger believes doing away with replays would be one way of easing the fixture congestion faced by big clubs at the climax of the season. Sir Alex Ferguson said he could see merit in […]

Wembley Stadium Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick has confirmed the ‘new’ Wembley is on track to host this season’s FA Cup final on May 19. Although construction is almost complete, Barwick has been reluctant to state definitively Wembley would be open in time for the showpiece game, mindful of the criticism heaped on Soho […]

Football Association officials and their Manchester City counterparts have thrashed out a compromise that will allow Stuart Pearce to take charge of the England Under-21 team. On Sunday, Pearce publicly stated he had accepted the job of succeeding Peter Taylor, only for his club to immediately point out no agreement had been reached. However, a […]

Stuart Pearce Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce has admitted he has had a “brief conversation” with the Football Association over the possibility of succeeding Peter Taylor as England Under-21 coach. Pearce, along with Bolton assistant Sammy Lee and Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd, are believed to have been targeted by Soho Square officials to lead England’s […]

In demand: Pearce Stuart Pearce has confirmed he has been approached by the Football Association about the vacant role as England under-21 manager. The FA are seeking a replacement for Peter Taylor, who stepped down on Thursday to concentrate on his role as Crystal Palace boss. The search for a successor is a priority for […]